The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-04-13

Robbins circus gave free stereopti
can exhibition in front of the Bellemont
House last Friday evening.
Governor Green has signed the bill
making the first Monday in September
legal holiday for the workingmen.
Rev. II. A. Chapman, of Wertsville,
N. J., will preach in the Baptist Church,
In this city, next Sunday morning and
evening.
Rev. w. w. Bullock, who last week
received a call to the passionate of the
Baptist Church of this city, has accepted,
and will enter upon his duties Sunday,
May 1st.
- The new Board of Freeholders will
stand eleven Democrats to nine Republi-
cans. This is pretty good for bro. Kill
cores grand Democratic old Hunter-
don."
All our churches were decorated with
flowers Easter Sunday, neatness aud ap-
propriateness, rather than an effort to ex.
Gel in display, being the prevailing senti-
ment in decorating.
Some First Warders we're going to
defeat Mr.. Hugh Reynolds, an efficient
School Trustee, for denomination and
election, but Mr.. Reynolds appears to
have "got there all the same.''
The Pink Tea Festival. held last
week by the ladies' of the Presbyterian
Church of this city, was grand success,
the net receipts Of the two evenings be.
ing about sl75.
--Rev.-A. E. Ballard, of the N. J. NJ.
Z. Conference, preached In the Presby-
terrain Church last Sunday, both morning
and evening. In the evening he preach
cd on temperance. Rev. Mr.. B. is agent
for the N. j. Temperance Alliance.
The London Purple" advertised In
our columns is substitute for Paris
Green, and is not only good for potato
bugs, but for canker worms, pear slugs,
coldling moths. &c. 1t is cheaper and
better than Paris Green. For sale at
Cochran's drug store.
The Directors of the Lambertville
Gas Light Company, at their meeting on
Friday evening, April 8, 1887, declared a
dividend of per cent. out Of the net
earnings of the past year, payable to the
stockholders, at the Amwell National
Bank, on and after the 10Th inst.
MIR. p. X. Hazen. of The Beacon,
presided at the temperance meeting al
the W. @. T. u, at Thatchsr's Hall, on
Sunday afternoon last. The exercises
were varied by readings and selection
Of Easter songs by the choir. Rev. A.
E. Ballard, OF the Temperance Alliance,
delivered short address.
As an outgrowth OF the recent fight
in the New Jersey Legislature in regard
to the transfer of the charter rights Of
the old New Hope Delaware Bridge Co.
to the new company, suit for alleged
slander is likely to grow out Of some per-
sonal disputes, II is reported, between
two persons Of the opposing factions.
- Among the many Grand Army
changes announced by Adjutant Samuel
N. Rockhill as being appointments Of
Department Commander John L. Wheel
or, Andrew T. Comet, of Post No. 46,
Pennington, is appointed District Inspec-
tor or the Fifth District, and will inspect
Post No. 20, Lambertville. Cyrennus
Slack, Of Post No. 20, will inspect Post
No. 49,.
Coroner H. B Kitchiu, Of this city,
received on Monday morning last, from
Coroner Creveling, Of Phillipsburg, dis
patch announcing the death Of one Will
liam Thompson, Thompson having been
found dead. He leaves wife and one
child, who are at present living in this
city. He formerly worked for the late G..
Arnstt. He has been peddling soap, &C.,
for some time.
We keep constantly on hand allkinds
Of Fresh Meat. G.. J. Fisher.
Surely. surely, Surely,
Pay you to look at A. Fl. Titus i'm
menss stock Of Wall Paper. A.e.-st,